City Council, June 2, 2026
Approved: Ordinance 017-2026 – Oak Grove TIF District Expansion, 6-0
What happened
On June 2, 2026, New Albany approved Ordinance 017-2026 – Oak Grove TIF District Expansion (6-0).
The New Albany City Council adopted Ordinance 017-2026 on a 6-0 vote, amending the Oak Grove tax increment financing (TIF) district to include 106 acres of recently annexed and zoned land as a non-school, non-fire TIF to fund public infrastructure improvements.
- Jurisdiction
- New Albany, OH
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- June 2, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 6-0
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Ordinance 017-2026 – Oak Grove TIF District Expansion
Ordinance declaring improvements to certain parcels a public purpose, exempting 100% of the improvement from real property taxation, requiring service payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT), with distributions to Johnstown-Monroe Local School District and CTEC of Licking County. Amends the Oak Grove TIF district to include 106 acres of recently annexed and zoned land; a non-school, non-fire TIF with agreements to reimburse Monroe Township for the fire portion. Approved 6-0 (Mayor Spalding, Wiltrout, Brisk, Dirich, Kist, Schall all yes).
- Non-school and non-fire TIF; reimbursement agreements in place with Monroe Township for fire portion; service payments distributed to Johnstown-Monroe Local School District and CTEC.
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Key Decisions (4)
Ordinance 017-2026 – Oak Grove TIF District Expansion
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Development Activity (4)
EPCON residential development (adjacent to 8200 Central College Road)
Residential
Oak Grove TIF District (106-acre expansion area)
Infrastructure
Kitzmiller/Dublin-Granville roadway and traffic circle improvements
Infrastructure
Monroe Township fire station
Infrastructure
Market Signals (6)
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Who spoke
16 distinct speakers; 8 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Staff, 2 Public, 6 Councilmember, 1 Mayor, 1 Clerk, 1 Attorney.
Identified name roles: 1 Mayor, 3 Staff, 1 Clerk, 1 Attorney, 2 Councilmember.
Speaker sample: Beth Fairman-Kinney, Staff.
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Zoning terms (6)
9 recorded timestamps
- residential (1 timestamps)
- approved (1 timestamps)
- zoning (2 timestamps)
- historic preservation (1 timestamps)
- public hearing (3 timestamps)
- variance (1 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
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